The Holy Ghosts Gang

10 Thousand Year Old Tomb

Memorial to “The Great Hunger” the Potato Famine that caused

Short History of Ireland Pope Adrian IV, an Englishman he Gave Henry II of England the lordship of Ireland The English began to colonize Ireland In 1495 Henry VII extended English law over all Ireland When Cromwell became “Lord Protector of England” he also invoked strict rule over Ireland and confiscated all Catholic holdings In 1727, Catholics were excluded from all public office and denied the right to vote.

In 1798, there was a revolt, but the result was that Ireland relinquished it’s own parliament Ireland was ruled by the British government in London.

Potato Famine In 1941 Ireland’s population was estimated 8.2 Million From 1845 to 1850, around 800,000 people died of starvation or of a famine-related disease A further two million people emigrated. Unlike earlier famines, in which the population recovers, the population continued to decline due to both poverty and emigration. In 1851 the population was 6.6 million and falling

By 1900, Ireland's population declined to 4.5 million, Approximately 8 million people left Ireland between some voluntarily, some “transported” to penal colonies. That’s the equivalent of the entire pre-Famine population.

Irish Free State declared 1921 What is now called the Republic of Ireland or Eire, is the majority of Southern Ireland Northern Ireland comprises the 6 northern counties. Civil war – often called “The Troubles” raged in Northern Ireland in the 1970s Internment – Arrest and imprisonment without trial was a tool of the British Military to Contain violence.

Peter Rollins Philosopher

Psychotherapist Chris Fry

Ulster Unionist Mural

Belfast Mural in Irish

Belfast “Peace Wall”, to keep bombs out of homes

In Northern Ireland in 2014 Only 7 % of children 5 – 18, attend mixed schools 93 % of children attend either Protestant or Catholic Schools Most children do not meet, work with, or play sports with, children of the other group until they reach college.

With Poet, Theologian, Peace Activist, Catholic Teacher Padraig O’Tuama

With Ulster Politician John Kerry

Musician Duke Special

St. Anne’s Cathedral Belfast

St. Giles Church of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Manchester Cathedral

The True Heresy is not what you believe, or even what you say. The true heresy is to push people out because of their questions. Canon Andrew Shanks

St. Paul’s Cathedral London